Snowden Official Trailer

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Edward Snowden rocked the world when he revealed a number of classified NSA documents to journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras in June of 2013. The former CIA and NSA employee was then changed with violating the Espionage Act by the United States government, after which he sought and received temporary asylum in Russia.

Directed by Oliver Stone (who also directed Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), the biographical political thriller is based on the books ‘The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Wanted Man ’ by Luke Harding and ‘Time of the Octopus’ by Anatoly Kucherena. The film’s plot follows Snowden’s life from his early days as an army recruit until his exile to Russia. Edward Snowden is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film also features performances by Nicolas Cage, Tom Wilkinson, Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Melissa Leo, Timothy Olyphant, and Zachary Quinto.

Snowden will be released in theaters on the 25th of December (Christmas Day).

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